A deposit service that provides neutral, third-party assistance to academic research institutions and private sector companies that are exchanging proprietary biological materials, information or technology.

ATCC has been providing dependable storage of materials for patent purposes since 1949, long before depositing was a formal requirement of any patent office. Our patent depository currently includes more than 20,000 strains of biological materials.

Biomaterial Contributor Network (BCN)

In collaboration with leading research institutions ATCC has developed a simple, streamlined material deposit process.